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A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

Archeologists in the UK and Ireland recently uncovered a rare find: the skeletal remains of a gladiator from Roman-era ...

Excavated from a nearly 2,000-year-old villa in Valencia, Spain, the broken-up murals once formed fresco decor ...

Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. The ...

Francis was 76 when he was elected to the post and his health was generally good for most of his papacy. He recovered well ...

George Maniakes was a tremendously talented general with a famously bad temper who challenged the Byzantine emperor for the ...

One of the great figures of 20th century architecture, Mies van der Rohe is known for his ‘less is more’ approach. Now, his ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare mass grave beneath a soccer field in Vienna, revealing the remains ofabout 150 Roman soldiers. The discovery, made in the city’s southern Simmering district during ...